A. Investors

There are business opportunities in the hydropower sector to foreign investors and Non Residential Nepali (NRN). Some of the major benefits for foreign investors include:

"As small hydropower developers focus on the need for energy in rural and decentralized areas and as a stimulus to rural industrial development, it is clearly an important contribution to poverty alleviation of Nepal."

Easy availability of non-immigrant visa.

Repatriation of investment income in foreign currency.

Low tax for income from investment in hydropower projects.

Cheap and abundant supply of skilled and unskilled manpower resulting to lower the cost of projects.

Contribution to social development of an underdeveloped country.

Hydropower is an emerging area of investment in Nepal.

Government policy facilitates and promotes for project development.

Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, 1992 and the applicable rules and regulations in Nepal encourage the foreign investment. It has made the environment of industrial investment more congenial, straight forward, encouraging and transparent.

The Industrial Policy, 1992 identifies foreign investment promotion as an important strategy in achieving the objectives of increasing industrial production to meet the basic needs of the people, create maximum employment opportunities and pave the way for the improvement in the balance of payments.

Foreign investment is expected to supplement domestic private investment through foreign capital flows, transfer of technology, improvement in management skills and productivity and providing access to international markets.

Foreign Investment is welcome in the form of equity, loan, machine supply in credit etc. Re-investment of earnings derived from foreign investment also constitutes foreign investment.

B. Joint Ventures

Arun Valley Hydropower Development Company is looking for partners in the following areas.

Investing in large and medium size hydropower projects

Sale hydropower machine and equipments

Providing expertise (Consulting Service)

Lending funds for Feasible Projects

We are focused on developing small hydropower projects between 1-25MW capacities with total project costs of 150 million to 3000 million NRs (approx. US$ 2.0 million to 20 million). We are also interested in making contact with those persons or companies willing to invest in Nepal and explore the renewable energy resources of this country. In addition, we are open to develop multi-purpose projects that will include any combination of hydro, irrigation, drinking water, flood control, fishery development, etc. Furthermore, we are planning for a storage type of project to meet the peak hour energy demand.

If you are looking for large projects we are ready to work on your behalf and be your local partner with investment.

C. Machine Manufacturers/Suppliers

There is a need for importing hydropower equipments because they are not manufactured in Nepal. A key advantage for machine manufacturers and suppliers is the opportunity to export machinery duty free to Nepal. We would like to do business with machine manufacturing companies, which can sell their machine on cash/credit for a certain time period under supplier's credit. Interested companies please contact us.

D. Hydropower Experts

We are interested in learning from the vast experience of hydropower experts. Experts in the field of Civil Engineering, Hydrology, Geology, Hydropower Engineering, Structural Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers & Environmental Engineering. If you are seeking international experience, or a retired professional looking to share your experience please consider coming to visit us in Nepal to volunteer your time. Interested volunteer please contact us.

E. Researchers

Universities or institutions interested to undertake studies in the hydropower field, or to test new equipment, students writing thesis/papers will also benefit from taking advantage of our projects as subject matter for topics related to hydropower development in Nepal. International seminars on hydropower development can also be organized in Nepal. Please contact us to learn how you can do research in Nepal

F. Seminars & Workshops

Organized a one-day workshop on the "Problems and Challenges of Small Hydropower Projects Development in Nepal " (June 12, 1999)

Organized a seminar on the "Opportunities for the development of small hydropower inside the country" (February 15, 1999).

Participated in the "First EU China International Conference on Small Hydropower Development," Hangzhou, China (1998).

Participated in Asia-Africa regional seminar on "Small Hydropower Project Development" held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India (2003), organized jointly by UNIDO and International Network on Small Hydropower China (IN-SHP).

Participated in "Second UNIDO-ICSHP International Seminar on SHP Cooperation among developing countries" at Hangzhou, China (16 - 23 April 2004).

Participated in International course on Management of Hydropower Development, Organized by Swedpower International, Sweden (Oct-Nov, 2005).

Organized International "Seminar/workshop on Small Hydropower" (8 -11 July 2005).